Portrait of Albert Simonin

Writing

Albert Simonin

Career

Active from 1954 to 1973, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Albert Simonin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Pathos
    3.4, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic French Cinema 3
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Satirical 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles
Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue
Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue (1973)

Writer

A Loser
A Loser (1972)

Adaptation, Writer

1960s

15 titles Β· average score 66
Pasha
Pasha (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Tender Scoundrel
Tender Scoundrel (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

Les baratineurs
Les baratineurs (1965)

Writer

Cloportes
Cloportes (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer, Adaptation

The Great Spy Chase
The Great Spy Chase (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

A Mouse with the Men
A Mouse with the Men (1964)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Any Number Can Win
Any Number Can Win (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

Crooks in Clover
Crooks in Clover (1963)
GoodWatch score 83

Novel

Chicken Feed for Little Birds
Chicken Feed for Little Birds (1963)

Novel

The Gentleman from Epsom
The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

The Counterfeiters of Paris
The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

Novel, Screenplay

1950s

10 titles Β· average score 69
The Road to Shame
The Road to Shame (1959)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

A Bullet in the Gun Barrel
A Bullet in the Gun Barrel (1958)

as Chang, the Chinese (uncredited)

Incognito
Incognito (1958)

Writer, Adaptation

The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Burning Fuse
Burning Fuse (1957)

as Albert (uncredited)

Fric-frac en dentelles
Fric-frac en dentelles (1957)

Writer

Anyone Can Kill Me
Anyone Can Kill Me (1957)

Dialogue

Slightly Ahead
Slightly Ahead (1956)

Writer

Price of Love
Price of Love (1955)

Adaptation

Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)
GoodWatch score 84

Novel, Screenplay